VOTE411 Voter Guide

Education: public education is the great equalizer in our country, it is the foundation of our future. 2) Health care: every American should have a basic level of care regardless of income. 3) Agriculture: our farmers and ranchers feed America and the world.

Education: we need to reinstate the professional title to our hardworking teachers and nurses. Our public education system needs to be protected. Public tax dollars should be used for public schools by building a coalition of teachers, nurses and retired teachers and nurses to put pressure on others in Congress to support the professional status as I do.

It’s difficult to narrow down the parts of public policy specifically. I started off my campaign with a focus on veterans, labor and affordability issues. But the more I speak to constituents and learn the issues that bother them, such as health care and education, the more these issues moved up the list.

My top priority is to pass bills that help ‘We the People’ that have stalled in Congress for years. There are almost 15,000 bills in Congress with a 5% chance to become law. If bundled into omnibus packages, those chances rise to 30%. I’ve identified 150 bills so far to make packages and I’m building coalitions with other candidates to get them moving on day one.